China space missions

'Several China's space missions delayed due to failed rocket'

The Long March-5 rocket made its maiden flight in November 2016 from Wenchang, successfully sending its payload into pre-set orbit.

Sep 28, 2017, 16:30 PM IST

China anticipating a 2018 launch of its space station's experimental core module!

Earlier reports said the new Chinese space station will initially be much smaller than the ISS, which weighs 420 tonnes, but could be expanded for future scientific research and international cooperation.

Mar 02, 2017, 20:14 PM IST

China announces plans to explore three asteroids to understand origins of the solar system!

According to Efe, the priority of the scientists during this mission will be to detect asteroids close to Earth to calculate the probability of their colliding with the planet.

Mar 02, 2017, 00:39 AM IST